Mirror Disk
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
Mirror disks such as this one had decorated handles attached to the tiny trapezoidal tangs. When British archaeologists discovered this disk in a Middle Kingdom tomb, no trace of the handle remained.
MEDIUM
Copper
DATES
ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 12 to Dynasty 13
PERIOD
Middle Kingdom
ACCESSION NUMBER
26.815
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
CAPTION
Mirror Disk, ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E. Copper, 4 3/16 x 4 1/8 in. (10.6 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 26.815. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 26.815_side1_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
side, 26.815_side1_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
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